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SD Mines and Technology receives grant to add Quantum Materials Institute

The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is receiving a grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation.

The $5 million award is helping the school add a Quantum Materials Institute.

The institute will help advance quantum computing and secure quantum communications.

It will also add a minor in quantum information sciences. The school hopes the minor will allow more students to become trained in quantum information science.

Jackson Dircks is a Freeburg, Illinois, native. He is pursuing a degree in English, Journalism and Secondary Education at Augustana University and planning to graduate in May 2025. He plans to pursue a career in sports journalism.